Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A WOMAN, 40, from a Matobo village in Matabeleland South Province is demanding a cow as compensation after she was allegedly gang raped by four men during a drinking spree. This came to light yesterday when Lucky Ncube, 21 and David Ndlovu, 28, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing…
FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe is in a spot of bother and could face arrest, after a Harare lawyer, Munyaradzi Bwanya, threatened to press perjury charges against her. This comes after Grace — the widow of the late former president Robert Mugabe — allegedly accused Bwanya in the High Court in April this year of…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are closely monitoring pilgrims who recently returned to Zimbabwe from Saudi Arabia, after the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an alert of a Covid-19 outbreak during the just-ended Hajj in Mecca. The Hajj is a massive annual pilgrimage by Muslims to the Holy City of Mecca that is attended by…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw INCARCERATED businessman Moses Mpofu’s company, Juluka Ennd Joint Venture, has been drawn into a US$9 million botched City of Harare streetlights tender after it allegedly connived with four council officials to approve the deal without following proper procedures. The company allegedly won a tender to rehabilitate Harare’s streetlights ahead of next month’s…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has advised local financial institutions to carry out due diligence when conducting transactions with businesses in countries that have been red-flagged as high-risk to counter money laundering and terrorist financing. The FIU is an arm of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). It said some of the…
CAF Champions League debutants Ngezi Platinum Stars and seasoned campaigners Dynamos were yesterday handed tough first round draws in the Caf Champions League and Caf Confederations Cup preliminary rounds respectively. Reigning Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions Ngezi Platinum Stars were drawn to face Democratic Republic of Congo side AS Maniema in the first preliminary…
THE government says it is going to increase the training of midwives to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates. This comes as the maternal mortality in Zimbabwe is 363 per 100 000 live births, according to the 2022 housing and population census. Speaking during the question and answer session in the National Assembly on Wednesday,…
GOVERNMENT has threatened to shut down over 450 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) failing to submit their audited financial statements in line with the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Act. The deadline to comply with this directive is August 30. The Act orders every PVO to submit its audited annual financial statement to the Social Welfare ministry. In…
BY RUTENDO NGARA PRINCIPAL examiner at the Deeds office under the Justice ministry Absolomon Magwere yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court facing charges of illegally facilitating the transfer of Chamunorwa Matsika’s property into a company owned by Frank Buyanga. Buyanga is currently in remand prison in South Africa. Magwere appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa…
HIGHERLIFE Foundation and Delta Philanthropies have donated diagnostic equipment worth US$44 000 to Mpilo Central Hospital’s maternity wing in Bulawayo for expecting mothers and new-borns to receive quality care. Handing over the equipment to the hospital yesterday, Higherlife Foundation country director Philani Nyatsanza said the foundation was keen on the promotion of maternal and neonatal…
